The ratios considered useful by upper management will be different than what an investor consider useful. Senior management will be concerned with the ratio like return on total assets because they want to know how the company is fairing overall and whether they will be able to meet the debt holders liability and shareholders expectation. An investor will be more concerned with ratios like return on equity because they just want to know how whether they will be able to make profit on their investment
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Ratio Analysis and Statement of Cash Flows Financial ratios are "just a convenient way to summarize large quantities of financial data and to compare firms’ performance" (Brealey & Myer & Marcus‚ 2003‚ p. 450). Financial ratios are very useful tools in order to determine the health of a company‚ help managers to make decision‚ and help to compare companies that belong to the same industry in order to know about their performance. Home Depot and Lowe’s are two home improvement chains in the United
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Investigating Ratios of Areas and Volumes In this portfolio‚ I will be investigating the ratios of the areas and volumes formed from a curve in the form y = xn between two arbitrary parameters x = a and x = b‚ such that a < b. This will be done by using integration to find the area under the curve or volume of revolution about an axis. The two areas that will be compared will be labeled ‘A’ and ‘B’ (see figure A). In order to prove or disprove my conjectures‚ several different values for n will
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Running Head: RATIO ANALYSIS Starbucks Corporation & McDonalds Corporation McDonald’s Corporation McDonald’s Corporation operates in the food service industry. The company has its restaurants in more than 100 countries of the world. McDonald’s‚ the world’s largest food chain is headquartered in U.S. having an employee population of 390000 (About McDonald’s...‚ 2008). Starbucks Corporation Seattle based‚ Starbucks Corporation is the leading coffeehouse chain in the world. The company has
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A well formulated financial ratio analysis report helps investors to quantify a company’s financial strengths and weaknesses and potential risks and opportunities and identify the company’s financial position. Using financial ratio analysis as a tool in conjunction with other business evaluation processes‚ and other company factors‚ is beneficial for the investors (Brealey‚ Meyers & Marcus‚ 2009). The following report will provide the investor with a clear picture of the company’s current status
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Herbalife Ltd are a global nutrition company founded in 1980 that sells weight management‚ healthy meals and snacks‚ sports and fitness‚ energy and targeted nutritional products as well as personal care products. Herbalife distributes and sells its products through a network of independent distributors‚ using the direct selling channel. As of December 31‚ 2012‚ Herbalife sold their products in 88 countries to and through a network of approximately 3.2 million independent distributors
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Assignment 2.2: Ratio Analysis Name | | Part 1: Enter the information based on your computations. | 2011 | 2010 | Benchmark | Favorable (F)‚ Unfavorable (U)‚ or Approximate (A)? 2011/2010 | 1. Current ratio | 3.52 | 2.59 | 2.00 | Favorable | 2. Days cash on hand | 27.64 | 18.10 | 15.00 | Favorable | 3. Days in A/R | 69.32 | 76.59 | 45.00 | Favorable | 4. Operating margin | 2.18% | 3.03% | 4% | Unfavorable | 5. Return on total assets | 5.08% | 7.13%
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analysis’ of the ratios: Current Ratio: Current Ratio is calculated by dividing total current assets by total current liabilities. “The current ratio measures the ability of a company to cover its short-term liabilities with its current assets.” (Wohlner‚ Investopedia) Acceptable Current Ratios‚ even though they differ from industry to industry‚ usually fall between the ranges of 1.5% to 3%. This means that is it a healthy business‚ with a good short-term financial strength. A current ratio of 1 or greater
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margin 06. Current Ratio (Current assets/Current liabilities) × 100 2007 2008 2009 Current assets 2923775458 2861891654 6916737893 Current liabilities 1627972936 2602032267 2321451642 Current Ratio 1.8:1 1.1:1 2.9:1 Table: Current Ratio 07. Quick Ratio {(Receivables+Investments+Cash)/Current Liabilities} × 100 2007 2008 2009 Receivables+Investments+Cash 1271295167 1122073235 2451749756 Current Liabilities 1627972936 2602032267 2321451642 Quick Ratio 0.78:1 0.43:1 1.06:1
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Nurse Staffing Ratios In the United States‚ nurses constitute the largest percentage among the total workforce of the healthcare system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (2013) reported that there were almost 3.3 million registered nurses and licensed practice nurses employed in nursing between 2008 and 2010. Nurses are very important part of healthcare delivery system and ensure operation of healthcare facilities. They have the greatest contact and direct involvement with the patient
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